[Volunteers] OVP Volunteer Listserv 9/6/05

[Office of Volunteer Programs]

Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Office of Volunteer Programs Weekly Listserv
 
Table of Contents
1. Attend the Volunteer Fair
2. Donate School Supplies
3. Volunteer at Camp Healing Heart
4. Hospital Opportunities
5. Youth Soccer Coaches Needed
6. Planned Parenthood Internships/Volunteer Opportunities
7. Sixteenth Annual Great Champaign-Urbana Duck Race
8. Pull for Access
9. CUVolunteer
 

1. Attend the Volunteer Fair
 
The Office of Volunteer Programs and The Career Center present their annual Volunteer Fair this Friday, September 9.  The Volunteer Fair will showcase over 50 service agencies and student organizations, so you can find out what opportunities interest you most.  Come by the Illini Union Rooms A, B, and C anytime from 10 AM - 2 PM.  We hope to see you there!
 
2. Donate School Supplies
 
Phi Eta Sigma and the Office of Volunteer Programs are co-sponsoring a school supplies drive from August 25 - September 9 to benefit local youth.  We are asking for donations of pens, pencils, notebooks, folders, glue, crayons, markers, and rulers.  The items that are collected will be donated to Salt and Light, an area organization that assists families below the poverty line.  You can drop off supplies at Wal-Mart of Champaign, Wal-Mart of Savoy or the Office of Volunteer Programs, located on the second floor of the Illini Union in the RSO complex.
 
3. Volunteer at Camp Healing Heart
 
Camp Healing Heart is a special weekend camp sponsored by Carle Hospice for grieving children ages 7 through 17.  The death of a loved one can be very painful and difficult, especially for children because they have limited life experience through which to understand death and how to cope with their feelings of loss.  Children need special support as they grieve.  In response to those needs, Carle Hospice is presenting an annual camp to provide children and adolescents with a safe and caring environment to express their grief, emotion, fear, and concerns and to teach them coping skills that will continue to help them through adulthood.  The weekend camp will be filled with fun, age-appropriate activities such as arts/crafts, sports, and nature walks interspersed with expressive discussion and activities to help children through their grief process by building trust, self-esteem, and skills to cope with their recent loss.
 
Camp Healing Heart will be held on October 14 - 16, 2005 at the University's 4-H Memorial Camp near Monticello, Illinois.  There are numerous volunteer opportunities available.  Please contact Keziah McNamara if your are interested in helping by phone at 217-383-3151 or by e-mail at Keziah.McNamara at carle.com.
 
4. Hospital Opportunities
 
Volunteers are being sought at Provena Covenant Medical Center and Carle Hospital to work in various departments. Contact Mindy Slack with Provena at 337-2378 or Barb Laubenthal with Carle at 383-3362.
 
5. Youth Soccer Coaches Needed
 
Volunteers are needed to help kids learn how to play soccer.  Coaches are responsible for running practices and games.  Contact Hsiung Marler at the Champaign Park District at 398-2550 or Todd Winter at the Urbana Park District at 344-9583.
 
6. Planned Parenthood Internships/Volunteer Opportunities
 
Planned Parenthood of East Central Illinois believes in the right of all people to make informed reproductive choices.  Therefore, the mission of PPECI is to advocate for and provide reproductive and complementary health care services and education in an environment which ensures and protects the privacy and rights of each individual.  For more information on this organization see their web site: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/pp2/ppeci/. 
 
PPECI is seeking Volunteers/Interns for the following positions: Accounts Receivable, Development, Communications and Graphic Design, Community Affairs, Public Affairs/Media Assistant, Teen Awareness Group Leaders, and Front Desk Assistant/Receptionist.  More information on these positions can be found on www.cuvolunteer.org by searching by agency for Planned Parenthood.  If you are interested in one (or more) of these positions e-mail the Volunteer Coordinator at sbevil at ppeci.org. 
 
7. Sixteenth Annual Great Champaign-Urbana Duck Race
 
The sixteenth annual great Champaign-Urbana duck race is coming!  In order to make this the best race day ever, we need your help.  The race, benefiting the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club, will take place on October 8 at Crystal Lake Park in Urbana.  There are many volunteer opportunities available including adoption, souvenir, ticket, and concession sales.  Call Meredith Mills at 352-8655 or 390-4864 for more information.
 
8. Pull for Access
 
Please collect pop tabs to support PACE, Inc., a local nonprofit organization whose mission is to offer services to assist persons with disabilities in achieving and maintaining independence.  Drop off pop tabs all year round at the Office of Volunteer Programs in the Illini Union, room 277.  For more information, including how to get your organization involved in the Pull for Access drive, contact OVP by phone at 333-7424 or by e-mail at ovp at uiuc.edu.
 
9. CUVolunteer
 
Visit www.cuvolunteer.org, the most comprehensive list of volunteer opportunities in Champaign county.
 
See you at the Volunteer Fair on Friday!  
 
Stu Schaff
Office of Volunteer Programs
Phone: 333-7424
E-mail: ovp at uiuc.edu
Office: 277 Illini Union (in the RSO complex)
Website: http://www.union.uiuc.edu/ovp/